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The Origin of the Sexagesimal System: The Interaction of Language and Writing
Powell, Marvin A., Jr.
Visible Language, 6, 1, 5-18, W 72
Shows how the Sumerian language imposed the sexagesimal character of its numeration upon the graphic system
Descriptors: Anthropology, Diachronic Linguistics, Lexicology, Number Systems, Semiotics, Writing (Composition)
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